Tom Kundig : houses. / txt
Dung Ngo, editor ; with contributions by Steven Holl, Rick Joy, Billie Tsien.
- 176 p. ill. ;col. ;plans. ; 26 cm. book
Include Bibliography
Studio House / Seattle, Washington 1993-1998 -- In the realm of the senses / Dung Ngo -- The Brain Studio / Seattle, Washington 1998-2001 -- Beginnings / Steven Holl -- Chicken Point Cabin / Hayden Lake, Northern Idaho 2000-2003 -- Doing / Billie Tsien -- Delta shelter / Mazama, Washington 1998-2002 -- A Delicate Refrain / Rick Joy -- Hot Rod House / Seattle, Washington 2001-2006 --
The work of Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig has been called both raw and refined, as well as super-crafted and warm. Kundig's projects, especially his houses, uniquely combine these two seemingly disparate sets of characteristics to produce some of the most inventive structures found in the architecture world today. Kundig's internationally acclaimed= work is inspired by both the industrial structures with which he grew up in the Pacific Northwest and the vibrant craft cultures that are fostered there. His buildings uniquely meld industrial sensibilities and materials such as Cor-ten steel and concrete with an intuitive understanding of scale. As Kundig states, "The idea is insaperable from the fabrication, inseparable from the materials used."Tom Kundig: Houses presents five projects in depth, from their early conceptual sketches to their final lovingly wrought, intimate details. Kundig's houses reflect a sustained and active collaborative process between designer, craftsmen, and owners, resulting in houses that bring to life the architect's intentions, the materials used, and lines of unforgettable beauty.
156898605X 9781568986050
2006017979
Kundig, Tom--Criticism and interpretation.
Architect-designed houses--United States. Architecture--History--United States--21st century.